oats

     

The common oat plant (Avena sativa) is a species of cereal grain grown for its see, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural, unlike other grains). While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed. Oats make up a large part of the diet of horses and are regularly fed to cattle as well. Oats are also used in some brands of dog and chicken feed.

Trivia about oats

  • Horses can eat them whole; humans eat them after they've been cleaned, toasted, hulled & cleaned again
  • The rolled form of this grain cooks in about 5 minutes; the steel-cut takes much longer
  • When he wants to reap, Pete always sickles down this cereal, Avena sativa, which he rolls or eats Irish-style
  • Whether crushed, rolled or cooked, these are a high-energy horse food; too much can cause horsie overexuberance
  • Sink the B off a group of ocean vessels & get this horse food
  • People from the North sow them in spring; Southerners sow them in fall; reckless youths sow wild ones
  • Among the most important grasses are cereal grains, like this one seen here that's sometimes made into meal
  • Dr. Johnson called it "A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people"
  • Rolled,steelcut,Scotch

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